MTL NOVEL Chapter 563: 421
King Huai was clear that the Tower Supervisor possessed the Heavenly Staring Technique, which could observe the great trends of the world, the direction of all Nine Provinces, and even the fate of each individual. Such ability could be described as extremely powerful.
Once the Tower Supervisor was willing to cooperate with him, King Huai's subsequent plans could be very easily accomplished.
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Even controlling the entire Nine Provinces was not impossible.
What the upper realm beings sought was essential to the Nine Provinces. In fact, it could be said to be the source of their creation.
Whoever could obtain it, not to mention controlling the Nine Provinces, even in the vast and boundless upper realms where many powers rise together, one could compete for supremacy in the world and even dominate it—it was not impossible.
This was why beings from the upper realms would not hesitate to cross realms and come to this broken world of the Nine Provinces.
Even, if not for the rules of the Nine Provinces that did not allow it, the Great Powers of the upper realm would personally descend to fight for this item.
It could be said, what they were searching for had an enormous origin, concerned great matters, and was of utmost importance!
With such an item, who wouldn't be covetous? After learning of it, King Huai naturally harbored his own desires.
Therefore, he sought out the Tower Supervisor today. Without any clues in the vast Nine Provinces, it was like finding a needle in a haystack; King Huai would be unable to locate it just the same.
But the Tower Supervisor was different. With the Heavenly Staring Technique, the item concerned the fate of the entire Nine Provinces. If anyone in the world knew about it, it had to be the Tower Supervisor without a doubt.
Even the six great holy lands did not know its exact location, but King Huai believed the Tower Supervisor must be aware, or at least, had a rough understanding.
"Do you think, after obtaining it, that you can protect the Nine Provinces with it?" The Tower Supervisor spoke, his expression indifferent.
"Indeed, we both know what it is. Once I obtain it, why can't I safeguard the Nine Provinces?" asked King Huai, full of confidence.
Yet the Tower Supervisor did not speak, only shook his head. How could he not see that King Huai had no intention of protecting the Nine Provinces now, and was completely acting out of self-interest?
The current King Huai was truly different from before; it could only be said that time, perhaps, can indeed change a person.
If King Huai was like this now, the former Emperor of Da Xia would absolutely not have been at ease to retreat and attempt to break through to the Divine Intent Realm.
"Tower Supervisor, if you do not tell me, with the beings from the upper realms continually crossing over, then the item will become theirs. Once they have it, they will not care about the fate of the Nine Provinces. Rather than let others benefit, why not help me?" King Huai frowned, looking at the Tower Supervisor, still unwilling to give up.
After all, what the beings from the upper realms sought concerned too much, and no one could remain indifferent after knowing the truth.
"Tower Supervisor, must you really stand against me? Given the current situation in the Nine Provinces, only you and I can determine its fate. Must you become my enemy before you are satisfied?"
King Huai's gaze was resolute as he said, "You know, I possess the ancient Medicine King Sect heritage. This is a complete ancient tradition that could create many strong figures. I believe the Tower Supervisor you are well aware of that. Right now, all four Guardian Monitors of the Mingjing Department have broken through to attain divinity because of me, King Huai.
If my heart were not with Da Xia, would I have done thus?"
If there were others present, upon hearing King Huai's words, they would undeniably be shocked to an indescribable degree.
Nobody would have imagined that the foremost prince of Da Xia would be so deeply fortunate as to possess the complete heritage of an ancient sect.
And the Medicine King Sect, even in ancient times, was renowned far and wide. This power might not be considered top-tier or supreme, not comparing to the six great holy lands or the Pure Yang Martial Sect, but its extraordinariness was not in power. The Medicine King Sect, true to its name, was known for alchemy.
Even the six great holy lands and the Pure Yang Martial Sect had sought medicines from the Medicine King Sect, which had countless divine elixirs and medicinal pills.
And the four Guardian Monitors of the Mingjing Department, all with innate realm grand completion cultivation, now have broken through to attain divinity after King Huai bestowed upon them divine elixirs.
From this, the exceptional nature of the Medicine King Sect can be seen, and a complete ancient sect heritage is certainly not so simple.
The Tower Supervisor of course understood that what King Huai said was true and was also aware that the four Guardian Monitors of the Mingjing Department had already pledged loyalty to King Huai.
Relying on the heritage of the Medicine King Sect, King Huai had secretly gathered many followers. Now in Tiandu, or to say on the imperial court, those who sided with King Huai did so not only because of his influence but also because of the legacy of the Medicine King Sect.
Limited by the environment, it was extremely difficult for the Nine Provinces to break through to the Divine Intent Realm, but with the pills from the Medicine King Sect, it was different. Those who could cultivate to the innate realm grand completion in this era would surely possess the potential to ascend to divinity in ancient times.
Any warrior would not wish their martial cultivation to stagnate, and this is why so many are willing to join the Six Union God Sect.
Moreover, currently, with the Tower Supervisor of the Mingjing Department missing for many years, it was entirely normal for the four Guardian Monitors to pledge allegiance to King Huai.
"What would His Majesty like to say?" The Tower Supervisor remained calm and unmoved.
King Huai somberly said, "The Medicine King Sect has two Divine Intention Pills that can help those in the Coagulation Field Realm comprehend the divine intent. I'm sure the Tower Supervisor is aware of this. If the Tower Supervisor is willing to join forces with me, I am willing to offer one of these Divine Intention Pills to you.
When the time is right for us both to consume the Divine Intention Pills, with you and me as two Divine Intent Realm strong figures in Da Xia, what is there to fear in all the Nine Provinces?"
The Divine Intent Realm can be called the number one in the world. Since the end of ancient times, over tens of thousands of years, there have been only a handful of Divine Intent Realm strong figures that have emerged.
Why could Emperor Xia suppress the world more than twenty years ago if not because he achieved the Divine Intent Realm?
If King Huai's words were true, that he and the Tower Supervisor had both broken through to the Divine Intent Realm, Da Xia would reach its most pinnacle state.
However, the Tower Supervisor, who possessed the Heavenly Staring Technique, knew deeply what the future held for the Nine Provinces and was not swayed by King Huai.
King Huai's brows furrowed deeply; he simply could not understand why, after all he had said, the Tower Supervisor still remained indifferent.
"What exactly did he see in Gu Chen?" King Huai wondered, did the Tower Supervisor really have so much confidence in Gu Chen?
Or was it that the Tower Supervisor had seen the future of the Nine Provinces, and as a result, had already given up?
Yet, in King Huai's view, based on his understanding of the Tower Supervisor, he was more inclined to believe the former— that the Tower Supervisor would not give up.
King Huai said in a deep voice, "Tower Supervisor, do you have so much confidence in Gu Chen? I have received intelligence that the six great holy lands are already preparing to take action against him. With countless experts within the holy lands, and an incessant arrival of talents from the upper realms, how long do you think Gu Chen can withstand?"
"Even if he is extraordinary, he was still born in the lower realm and grew up in the lower realm, how can he be compared with the talents from the upper realm? Your Heavenly Staring Technique, although strong, can't possibly grasp everything, right?"
By the end, King Huai's voice had become somewhat cold and harsh. Since the Tower Supervisor was so optimistic about Gu Chen, if he killed Gu Chen, the Tower Supervisor would have no choice but to cooperate with him.
Hearing this, the Tower Supervisor's gaze also turned cold. How could he not detect the implication in King Huai's words? He said, "Your Highness need not make futile efforts, doing so will only harm yourself."
"Harming myself?" King Huai scoffed, saying, "I have never believed in fate! This point is the same for the emperor. Both my brother and I only believe in ourselves; the path lies under our own feet. Even your Heavenly Staring Technique cannot be free from errors!"
The Tower Supervisor knew that King Huai was resolute and that no matter what he said, changing his mind was impossible.
After all, reaching the Coagulation Field Realm and coming this far, it was impossible without a firm heart.
"Since you have made up your mind, Tower Supervisor, I have nothing else to say. I only want to tell you, if Gu Chen stays put in Tiandu, causing no trouble, he may remain unscathed with your protection. But once he steps out of Tiandu, the six great holy lands will not let him off. You had better caution him well!"
As his words fell, King Huai let out a cold snort, his figure disappearing from the spot in an instant.
The Tower Supervisor's gaze was profound as he stared in the direction where King Huai had disappeared, silent for a long while.
He knew that after this conversation, King Huai would no longer hesitate and was bound to take action against Gu Chen.
As King Huai had said earlier, within Tiandu, the Tower Supervisor could still protect Gu Chen, but once Gu Chen left Tiandu, even he would be helpless.
Because he could not leave Tiandu; if he did, King Huai would still find a way to deal with Gu Chen.
For example, his family.
And atop the Star Gazing Platform of Bagua Building, Gu Chen was unaware of everything the Tower Supervisor and King Huai had discussed that day.
At this moment, Gu Chen had already returned to Gu Mansion within the inner city of Tiandu.
Soon, several days had passed, and during this time, the other states were relatively tranquil, with only Yan State constantly receiving various messages.
Yan State was the one where the six great holy lands were located, and in these past few days, massive changes had taken place; the six great holy lands manifested in the world, thunder rumbled, and divine light shone across the skies, with various phenomena appearing.
The people of Yan State talked of divine manifestations, saying the holy lands had communicated with the heavens, while others claimed that an unprecedented powerful being had emerged from the holy lands, or perhaps was undergoing tribulation.
Of course, there were also those who said that someone within the holy lands had incurred divine punishment, with various theories abounding.
Regardless, the attention towards Yan State during this period was significant because, for tens of thousands of years, the six great holy lands had held a very high status in the hearts of all people in the Nine Provinces; nothing that happened within the holy lands was ever trivial.
Gu Chen was, of course, well aware of the changes in Yan State; he did not need to ask the Tower Supervisor to understand that beings from the upper realms must have crossed over to the Nine Provinces, which is why such phenomena had appeared in Yan State.
This was the result of cross-realm teleportation arrays in operation, creating sights like thunder and lightning, divine light enveloping everything—merely the upper realm's titans allowing their disciples to descend to the Nine Provinces, resisting the rules of heaven and earth of the Nine Provinces.
Simultaneously, Gu Chen also received a letter from the Red Dust Tower. The Tower Master of Red Dust Tower, Luo Wenzhi, informed Gu Chen that more beings from beyond the provinces had arrived.
But by the time Gu Chen received this message, he had already left Tiandu and was on his way to the Da Guangming Sect in Yan State.
With the situation in the Nine Provinces becoming ever more chaotic, Gu Chen knew he had little time left; the Da Guangming Sect bore a grudge against Da Xia, and he intended to ascertain the sect's stance.
Gu Chen would not leave any uncertain factor unchecked, because if the Da Guangming Sect aligned with the Six Union God Sect, Da Xia would have at least one more enemy at the Divine Realm level—and this was not a result Gu Chen wished to see.
He had to eliminate all threats while he still had control of the situation; otherwise, when even more powerful monsters descended, it would not be certain that the old master of the Da Guangming Sect would not achieve the Coagulation Field Realm.
At that time, the troubles would only be greater.
With Gu Chen's speed, just another three days would be needed to reach the gate of the Da Guangming Sect in Yan State.